Step into the soul of Sheffield with The Porter Song, the latest release from northern folk Trio Fallow and Fade. With raw harmonies, acoustic grit, and echoes of steel and river, this track captures the beauty and bruises of life along the Porter Brook.

Following their haunting debut Steel city ghost — a stripped-back tribute to Sheffield’s weathered walls, lost voices, and working-class pride — The Porter Song deepens the trios journey through the forgotten corners and timeless sounds of the North.

Porter

It tells the story of Sheffield a city that’s changing on the surface—shiny flats, vegan bars, latte shops—but underneath, it’s still made of steel, sweat, and stubborn soul. Through gritty snapshots of local life—chip shops, subways, market stalls, council estates, and Park Hill Flats—the narrator explores how much has been lost, how much remains, and how deep identity can’t be redeveloped or sold off.

Steel City Ghost

Under Block Light drifts through late-night tower council block silence — the flicker of a stairwell bulb, the echo of footsteps on wet concrete. It’s a song about waiting, watching, and growing up in the glow of sodium lamps and nothing-much-to-do.

With sparse guitar, harmonica haze, and raw, low vocals, Fallow and Fade capture the mood of a thousand northern nights — where the streetlights buzz, but the world stands still.

Under Block Light

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A raw, stripped-back indie folk song rooted in Sheffield banter, telling the story of a couple’s daft argument in a café. Plucked acoustic guitar and gentle harmonica set a warm, honest backdrop.  with close harmonies and authentic Northern attitude. The mood is intimate, bittersweet, and a little nostalgic, capturing everyday tension and tender moments with down-to-earth charm.

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Fallow and Fade are a Sheffield-based folk trio weaving raw northern stories into stripped-back acoustic songs. With harmonica, guitar, and harmonies, they draw from lost pubs, concrete estates, and the quiet strength of working-class life. Their debut tracks Steel City Ghost and The Porter Song blend grit and warmth — music for those who still find poetry in boarded windows and river paths.

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